US EditionUkraine's Zelenskyy insists on face-to-face talks with Putin in Istanbul
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will wait for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Istanbul this week for face-to-face talks about the war.
- Zelenskyy insists Putin’s participation is essential and says the talks follow limited contact since March 2022, mainly on humanitarian issues.
- Negotiations planned for Thursday in Istanbul are occurring amid intense pressure from the United States and Europe to resolve the conflict that has lasted over three years.
- Zelenskyy warned that if Putin fails to attend and continues to stall, it would clearly indicate he has no intention of ending the conflict, and he urged Western leaders to impose tougher sanctions in response.
- If Putin declines, European leaders plan to tighten sanctions, while Russia offered to send a delegation without preconditions but has not confirmed Putin’s attendance.
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The leaders of Ukraine, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Poland spoke on the phone yesterday with US President Donald Trump, announced Volodimir Zelenski's speech after talks by representatives of Kiev and...
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, along with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, spoke to White House President Donald Trump on Friday, The Independent reported, to “closely coordinate” their response to Russia’s “unacceptable” stance in peace talks on Ukraine.
Talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul were the main topic of discussion
Zelenskiy, European leaders call Trump after Turkey talks, says Ukraine leader's spokesman
KYIV - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk held a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, the Ukrainian leader's spokesman said.
Wolodymyr Selenskyj is still ready to wait for Russian representatives in Istanbul. Donald Trump is also open to participation. The EU tightened the sanctions against the Russian shadow fleet once again. All developments in the live ticker.
RECIT - The Ukrainian president plans to visit Istanbul on Thursday, while the Kremlin refuses to say whether his Russian counterpart will make the trip.
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